Some of our first family holidays were to Italy and I still remember our early trips to Rome before I was a teenager. We’d get up early in the morning to get there, visit the sights such as the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain, eat some delicious food, grab an ice cream and head home!…
If you know anything about Pisa, the chances are that you know about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This small city in the Tuscany region of Italy is famed for the tower which is slightly off-tilt. While many visitors come to view the Leaning Tower of Pisa and then leave, there’s is actually so much…
A few years ago we bought a paddleboard after a few failed attempts with an inflatable kayak. Since then we’ve paddle boarded on Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, down rivers near Vancouver, and on the ocean and lakes throughout British Columbia in Canada. They’re still going strong and we LOVE our paddleboards. If you’re…
When it comes to picking delicious restaurants on Main Street, Vancouver, there’s no shortage of places to go. Whatever cuisine you’re looking for you’ll find it here and nearby. Some of Canada’s Best Restaurants can be found here as well as delicious breweries. Besides the fun things to do on Main Street Vancouver, there are…
The Main Street neighborhood of Vancouver is the coolest area of the city. It’s where you’ll find the hipsters, a high density of independent coffee shops, breweries, and independent stores and boutiques. In this blog post, I’ve got Main Street as running from Terminal Avenue all the way down to 33rd Avenue. This incorporates the…
There are so many fun things to do in Canmore in winter that visiting this pretty town in the Canadian Rockies, near Banff, is a must, even in the cold months. Canmore is one of my favorite towns in western Canada. It’s surrounded by beautiful lakes and mountains, such as the Three Sisters mountain which…
Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada is an absolutely beautiful Canadian National Park found in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. This national park in southeastern British Columbia is super close to Banff National Park and Lake Louise but is less well known by international visitors. If you’re tired of the full parking lots and crowds…
Banff National Park is an absolutely stunning place whether you’re spending summer in Banff or visiting Banff in winter. You could easily spend weeks exploring Banff and the surrounding arema all the way up to Jasper National Park or Yoho National Park. But to answer the question “How many days in Banff?” I’d say that…
A Koontenay hot springs road trip had been on my list of things to do in BC for a while. Living in Vancouver, it takes a bit of planning and effort to make it to the Kootenays and especially to plan this Kootenay Hot Springs road trip which takes you close to the border with…
Creston BC is a small town that seems to be growing in popularity and has lots of fun things to do around it. When we were traveling around some of BC’s best mountain towns on our Kootenay hot springs road trip, we kept being asked if we were stopping off at Creston, BC. I’d never…